ajab thahraw tha jis mein masafat ho rahi thi
rawana bhi nahin tha aur hijrat ho rahi thi

banaya ja raha tha canwas par zard suraj
ubhaara ja raha tha naqsh hairat ho rahi thi

kahin jata nahin tha main kahin aata nahin tha
yaqin aata nahin tha aisi haalat ho rahi thi

mera us ke bina to ji zara lagta nahin tha
udasi laut aai thi masarrat ho rahi thi

charagh ek ek kar ke raushni karne lage the
mujhe in sab charaghon se mohabbat ho rahi thi

naya ek bagh tha aur is ko kata ja raha tha
parindon ko abhi pedon ki aadat ho rahi thi

bichhad jaane ka kuchh kuchh khauf bhi hone laga tha
mujhe us ke rawayye par bhi hairat ho rahi thi

nahin thi zindagani bhi wahan hasab-e-tamanna
mohabbat bhi wahan hasb-e-zarurat ho rahi thi

ye aansu to na the jo bah rahe the hijr-e-gul mein
ye khushbu thi jo aankhon se riwayat ho rahi thi

mujhe khud mein koi sahra mayassar aa gaya tha
udai ja rahi thi khak wahshat ho rahi thi

mukammal bad-gumani ho gai thi us ko 'sayyad'
palatne mein mujhe bhi ab suhulat ho rahi thi